Chapter 776 - Winning over people with virtue (2/2)

When Ren Xiaosu led Yang Xiaojin into town, he said to her, “This was where I lived when I first arrived at the Central Plains. At that time, I wanted to look for y’all, but I didn’t know where to start and didn’t dare to expose my identity. After that, I got to know about the Anjing House through the storyteller and had wanted to join them to make use of their resources to search for everyone. But I slowly realized that the Anjing House was not as honest as what they say, so I gradually dropped the idea.”

“Mhm.” Yang Xiaojin nodded. “The Anjing House was actually abandoned as soon as it was established. It was just a disguise for the Saboteurs’ external affairs. My aunt never seemed to have any intention of managing it seriously, but even so, the Anjing House has become the largest assassin organization in the Central Plains.”

In seriousness, both Ren Xiaosu and Yang Xiaojin really admired how capable Yang Anjing was. It was just that they did not approve of what she had done.

Ren Xiaosu continued, “The tavern is just up ahead. When I had free time, I would order a bowl of lamb stew, read some books, and listen to stories about me….”

Yang Xiaojin curled her lips. “Listening to stories about yourself is the highlight, right?”

“Hahahaha, no, that’s not it,” Ren Xiaosu said with a laugh.

Ren Xiaosu suddenly realized that a surveillance camera above his head seemed to be following him wherever he moved. It made him feel like he was being watched from behind by something that had developed a strong interest in him.

But when Ren Xiaosu looked up, that surveillance camera stopped moving. Then, when Ren Xiaosu tried walking out of the surveillance camera’s field of view, it did not follow him anymore.

“I wonder what the hell this AI thing really is.” Ren Xiaosu lamented, “It seems that the Wang Consortium really trusts this thing that they’ve created. But I get the feeling that the stronghold residents won’t be too happy about being monitored by the surveillance cameras all the time. Or should I say, they won’t dare to feel unhappy….”

Ren Xiaosu had already led Yang Xiaojin into the tavern. He heard the storyteller saying, “But my dear audience, what you don’t realize is that the prominent White Mask is actually only a superpower of some supernatural being. When this fact is made known, the world will be shocked!”

Yang Xiaojin was stunned. Could this tavern be specially catered for Ren Xiaosu? Why did she hear something related to Ren Xiaosu as soon as they stepped into the tavern?

When she turned around, she realized Ren Xiaosu was already listening to the story with relish!

But something unexpected happened at this moment. Yang Xiaojin suddenly saw a girl glare at her. After glaring at her, that girl looked at Ren Xiaosu and nearly burst into tears.

Yang Xiaojin could not help but think about what Ren Xiaosu had done during the time she and Ren Xiaosu were separated. Zhou Yingxue had only just left, but here came another girl throwing herself at him.

Ren Xiaosu did not notice Xiaolu’s expression at all. He just said to the waiter, “I’ll have two sets of lamb stew! Top it up with 20 yuan of meat!”

He would have to be more generous! He was treating Yang Xiaojin to a meal after all!

Realizing that Ren Xiaosu was back, the storyteller drew the story to a natural close and proceeded with setting up the highlights of the next session.

He touched Xiaolu’s face and whispered, “Silly girl! Wasn’t he also here with another girl the previous time?”

Although the storyteller did not want Xiaolu to have anything to do with Ren Xiaosu, his heart would still ache when his granddaughter was sad.

Xiaolu whispered in grief, “It’s different this time. He didn’t like that woman from the last time.”

“What about this time?” The storyteller was amused instead.

“The way he looked at that girl this time is different. He really likes her.” After that, Xiaolu went into the kitchen without even greeting Ren Xiaosu.

The storyteller cursed in his head before walking over slowly to Ren Xiaosu. “You’re lucky to have come back at this time. Otherwise, you wouldn’t see us anymore.”

Ren Xiaosu’s expression immediately changed. “Are you serious? You still look quite healthy to me.”

The storyteller spat, “I don’t mean that I’m dying, but it’s just too depressing to be constantly living under the surveillance of that annoying Wang Consortium’s AI.”